prosperous age

Chapter 35 35
"Dare to ask your honorable name."

It's good that Zhang Haochu is aggressive, ruthless and lawless, but he's not stupid either.

In fact, there are no idiots who study, and the stupid ones have long been unable to eat.

I didn't see that domineering guy Zeng Yuanshu also died down at the moment, which means that this guy in front of him probably has the right to speak in their Zeng family. He is still so young, so naturally he immediately asked in the tone of a scholar in clothes. Don't forget to salute.

"In Xiahuguang Zeng Xingwu, and Yuan Shu are relatives.

I already know about the battle between the clan brother and you, in my opinion, it is better for both sides to stop fighting, so as to save the servants from suffering."

Wei Guangde was dumbfounded when he saw Zeng Xingwu who was standing in front and started negotiating with Zhang Haochu, is this okay?

"He is a scholar."

Perhaps seeing Wei Guangde's astonishment, Wu Dong who came back to his senses whispered in his ear.

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Wu Dong's words made Wei Guangde realize that Zhang Haochu was really worried about his status as a scholar.

Scholars were privileged in the Ming Dynasty. Who would dare to beat a scholar?
Let alone beating, scolding is not acceptable.

As long as he stood there, Zhang Haochu really didn't dare to fight against him, because the consequences seemed serious.

Most of the literary works of later generations portrayed a scholar as an image, that is, a poor scholar, and it is hard to explain why a scholar met a soldier.

Influenced by these works, later generations feel that scholars seem to be poor and weak.

Poor is really poor, but it is for the rich, not ordinary people in the middle and lower classes.

Weakness is also really weak, with no power to restrain a chicken, but people have political privileges, but most scholars are a little lazy because they study hard.

In fact, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, scholars still have a great voice in the local area, and no one dares to bully them.

The smaller the place, the greater the right to speak.

Just kidding, if this opening is opened, how should other scholars feel?
Naturally, scholars would attack him in groups, killing one as an example to others.

Even if a scholar is really bullied, it can only be done by someone with the same or higher fame.

Is Zeng Xingwu's status as a scholar enough?

It's really enough, after all, there are more than a dozen 20-year-old juniors upstairs at the moment, and his reputation as a scholar is enough.

Although Zhang Haochu's family is also a big family, but the Zeng's family is not free.

Zhang Haochu's father is also a scholar, but the Zeng family also has one, and Zeng Yuanshu's grandfather is still a juren, but he is too old to walk.

According to the previous practice, such a fight is actually not a big deal.

But if this scholar from other provinces ran to see the official
Zhang Haochu felt something was wrong, there were some things that could be done but could not be said, let alone exposed to officials, even if it was an unspoken rule, as long as they were not reported to the county government, everything would be leeway.

It's easy for ordinary people to talk about, but it's a bit difficult for famous scholars.

Wei Guangde used to know that scholars are awesome, and civil servants are even more awesome, this time he really saw it.

Just a scholar, once he stopped there, the fight that should have started seemed to disappear.

. . . . . .

"Brother Zeng, I don't know if you have model papers for the scientific examination. I want to study more."

After the banquet was held again, everyone's interest in talking was also greatly reduced. Wei Guangde also took this opportunity to propose to Zeng Yuanshu the purpose of his visit.

"You need to look at those papers. Yes, there are quite a few. The papers of the previous scientific examinations, from the college examination to the rural examination, and even the examination papers, as long as Jiujiang Prefecture has them, our family has collected them."

Zeng Yuanshu heard that Wei Guangde wanted to read the imperial examination papers, and he also knew that it was a custom for scholars in this era to read the previous scientific examination papers, and everyone was trying to figure out some of the skills.

"Actually, it's a bit early for Guangde to start reading Shiwen. He should read the annotations and other essentials of the Four Books more, so that he can understand thoroughly. He should practice and write more a year before the exam."

At this time, Zeng Xingwu suddenly interrupted and said.

Zeng Xingwu didn't have much feeling for this teenager, and he didn't talk much at the wine table.

However, hearing that he is going to read a lot of contemporary essays now, based on his own test experience, Zeng Xingwu felt that he should remind him that the Four Books and Five Classics are the foundation, and writing skills are just the icing on the cake.

Completely read and understand the words of sages and sages is the foundation of standing.

"Teached."

Wei Guangde immediately cupped his hands and said.

Wei Guangde has a plan for his own reading. He plans to complete the reading of the Five Classics this year, and study the Four Books at the same time. When he gets tired from reading, he will write a stereotyped essay. He can not only practice good characters but also familiarize himself with writing skills, which is perfect.

Although I don't know when Master Sun will let him take the county test, but as long as he can write a good composition, Mr. Xianglai will soon arrange for him to take the test to test the water.

Afterwards, Wei Guangde and Zeng Yuanshu agreed on a time to visit. Of course, the main reason was to find some Shiwen to take back. Anyway, his cousin Wu Dong had already found two poor scholars for him to help copy books.

Yes, most of these time texts are collected in manuscripts, and there are also collections of time texts engraved by bookstores, but the only ones who can get this treatment are the papers of the provincial and general examinations.

Regarding the Shiwen collected by Wei Guangde, to be honest, he himself knows that the test papers of the provincial examinations are too high, and the papers of the college examinations are actually the most affordable.

But having his own plan doesn't mean that Wei Guangde is not humbly asking for advice.

Since Zeng Xingwu was willing to speak out and point out his knowledge, Wei Guangde naturally took the opportunity to continue to ask questions and study.

Through some conversations, Wei Guangde also faintly noticed that it seemed that this young Zeng Xingwu scholar, his knowledge seemed to be higher than that of his teacher Sun Fuzi.

In this regard, Wei Guangde naturally communicated with him more enthusiastically.

Others present talking with Zeng Xingwu can also be said to be discussing knowledge, but when they come to him, it turns into asking for advice.

In fact, most of the problems of the Four Books and Five Classics have been solved perfectly in the annotations of the previous sages, but there may be deviations in the understanding of some sages, so it depends on who you believe.

However, Wei Guangde's questions gradually changed a bit. At first, his questions were fairly regular, but after he found that Zeng Xingwu seemed to be very good at thinking and had his own ideas, Wei Guangde's questions began to be biased toward his original and later generations' questions about some affairs. The difference between these views and current views has gradually increased.

Wei Guangde raises these questions here mainly because Zeng Xingwu is young, and being young means that he accepts new ideas more quickly, unlike old pedants who are not easy to reason with.

Of course, he does not expect to promote the views of later generations, it is just a temptation, which is what he needs to consider in the future of the provincial examination.

He had to worry about this matter. He had no idea whether some things could be written or not, so he just took this opportunity to raise them to see other people's opinions, let alone a scholar.

(End of this chapter)